DLBA Naval Architects recently announced the Donald L. Blount Memorial Graduate Scholarship to support advanced studies in high-speed craft hydrodynamics, which is offered through the Society of Naval Architects and… Read more »
Clara, a modest and deceptively simple launch, is the latest powerboat project from U.K. yacht designer Nigel Irens, and a timely reminder that boating can be simple, efficient, affordable, and… Read more »
A yacht designer and a boatbuilder walk into a bar. Says the yacht designer: “You might live on a beautiful island with a barn full of boats, but you can’t… Read more »
Matt Steverson and Janni Petersen, experienced cruisers in their mid-30s, are restoring Mike Plant’s first Open 60, Duracell, in Port Townsend, Washington. They document their doings on their own YouTube… Read more »
Mattapoisett Boatyard has been on Ned’s Point since 1962 and was run under the watchful eye of Art McLean. He eventually passed it on to his son-in-law, David Kaiser, who… Read more »
Imagine a marine conference filled with boatbuilders and suppliers talking about business strategy, not boatbuilding, and no one trying to sell anything. Such is the ambiance over the past 15… Read more »
While electric power is the flavor du jour, there is a growing sense that batteries might not be the panacea turning all modes of transportation into a zero-emissions game. Hence… Read more »
PBB contributor and composites expert Dan Newland sent photos of a carbon fiber piano hinge he installed in one of his restoration projects. Called Carbinge, the product was originally designed… Read more »
We live in a battery-powered age of unprecedented electronic connectivity that allows us to communicate, navigate, research, monitor, and operate similarly connected technologies remotely, wirelessly. The convenience delivered by… Read more »
After a decades-long career in the field, I’ve come to define multihull naval architecture as: the use of predominantly lightweight composite materials whose properties can be accurately determined only through… Read more »
